media textual analysis

1. Textual analysis
Of Legend teaser trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzkTbO78L5k

2. 9 shots from Legend teaser trailer that are
significant to the trailer

3. Shot 1
This is a long shot of a city, in the shot we see
building and lots of lights. This shot could be
used to establish the location of the film and
that is known as a establishing shot. The lighting
of the shot is dark to show night time, then there
are lots of bright lights to possibly suggest its
quite a busy city. In the background of the shot
there is a factory which could suggest its set in
old times as their aren't many factories that look
like that anymore. This shot is also quite a short
shot to just show a quick picture of where it is,
after this shot it quickly fades to the next to start
a continuity of clips along the whole trailer. The
backing music starts off here at a quite slow
pace.

4. Shot 2
This is a mid shot showing the characters in
the car only showing their heads but from
slightly far away. In this shot there are
people walking in the background, wearing
old style costume again suggesting it’s a old
style film. The car model looks old
suggesting the same thing. The lights in the
background and the car lights are the only
thing making you be able to see it, this puts
all your attention on the car, making the
audience think there are important people
in the car. There being a lot of people
around the car suggests it could be quite a
busy city where it is set. The sound is still
the backing music in this part, the music is
quite slow at the moment.

5. Shot 3
This shot is mainly to show text, it says in big bold
writing of the twins who ruled a city, this could
mean the city we see in the first shot. It is big and
bold so the audience can see what it says and it
grabs their attention. The font and colour of the
background suggest again an old style film, the
background colour being almost a wanted poster
kind of colour this linking into the crime/thriller
genre that the film is.

6. Shot 4
In this shot we have mid long shot of one of the
character looking out a window in what could be his
house. In the background we have the city again to
show where they are and to back up the previous shot
of twins ruling a city. This shows the character looking
down on the city as if he is big and strong suggesting
he is a important character with authority. The things
inside the room back up the fact that its old style, for
example the tv in the corner shows a old type of tv
that was seen long ago. In this part of the background
music the lyrics say ‘they’re running scared’, this
possibly suggesting that everyone is running scared of
this big strong character we see in the shot.

7. Shot 5
this shot is a mid-close up shot, showing most
of the two characters but not all of them.
Here we see two men smoking in a car, both
of them wearing suits, which is stereotypical
for the gangster type people, this tying in with
the genre again crime and thriller. They both
have quite similar faces and hairstyles, one
wearing glasses to distinguish one from the
other. in this part there is a voiceover that
says ‘me and my brother’. This showing the
audience that these are the two main
characters, the ‘twins that ruled a city’ . Their
facial expressions are very serious looking,
meaning they are serious people, possibly
angry or just nasty. This being typical of the
gangster profile. We will try and use this idea
of gangsters smoking cigars looking quite
gangster like, we will use this stereotype in
our teaser trailer.

8. Shot 6
This shot is an over the shoulder shot showing what
this man is looking at. The man in the shot looking
smartly dressed with smart hair, meaning he has
quite a important job. Hess looking at a board with
different pictures and maps on, this showing to the
audience he is a detective looking for criminals as
he has their pictures. The pictures on the wall being
of the two twins looking menacing, this once again
suggesting they are committing crimes and are
gangsters. The voice over is this shot again, saying
‘we’re going to rule London’. This being the same
voice as the last shot meaning its one of the
brothers. This is showing that they want power and
want to do whatever they want, also meaning they
are gangsters and go against the law. We are going
to possibly add a detectives crime board with
criminals on to show the genre we will be using.

9. Shot 7
This is a close up shot of bundles of money in
a sink. This possibly suggesting its stolen
money, or perhaps money been made from
doing illegal things. The money looks old
showing the film is in old times. The money
being in the sink could suggest they do what
they want and put it all in the sink because
they want to. It is a close in shot to show that
there is a lot of money here so it is odd that
it has just come from nowhere, again
suggesting crime and it possibly being stolen.
The music in the background is starting to get
a bit quicker to suggest its getting tense and
serious, as they are doing criminal things like
possibly stealing money.

10. Shot 8
This next shot being a mid shot of one of the
twins walking into prison, with two police
officers behind him. This then reinforcing the
fact they are gangsters doing criminal things, he
has been taken to prison for committing a crime.
Also the clothes he is wearing is boring and
bland and looks like clothes a prisoner would
wear in old times. The people behind him
wearing police uniform suggesting they are
upholding the law. Also the bars on the windows
and the door is bars , suggesting confinement in
a prison, as if he is dangerous and has done
something to get him there. The music here is
slightly louder and a little faster to show it
getting more intense and more things begin to
happen that could interest the auidience.

11. Shot 9
This shot is a two shot showing the main two character in
the shot and then other characters in the background,
the 180 degree rule is also used here as it is only showing
from the characters and beyond, nothing on the other
side of the characters. In the shot we see one of the twins
holding a gun a weapon, this shows crime being
committed as he is threatening to kill the other character .
The expression on both of their faces show they are very
serious and the one who is one of the twins show to be
very angry and aggressive which gangster would be like.
They are wearing smart clothing suggesting a party
perhaps as there is also food on a table and fancy lights.
Also the clothing could mean they are all quite important
people. At this part of trailer the music is slowing down,
there is a sound effect added to show the shock of a gun
being pulled on another character. For example in our
teaser trailer we are going to use props like a gun to show
the genre we are making as crime/thriller.

12. Main title: big and bright
in colour to stand out,
placed just under the
main image.
Main images: character wear quite
smart clothing, they all have quite
serious facial expressions, they
might have a important job as they
are wearing suits.
Actors name: actors name
here above the title as he
plays to of the main
character and is quite
important
Slogan: slogan placed in with
the main image, its three
strong words to give you an
idea of what the film is
about. Family could suggest
to the audience the two men
are brothers. Fear could be
seen from their stern facial
expressions. Power could be
shown as they are big images
of the character which make
them look big and strong.
Production
Companies that have
worked on it and actors
in the film.